[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 95 (Monday, June 15, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E898]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE OF MAJOR GENERAL ROBERT G. KENNY

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                           HON. LEONARD LANCE

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 15, 2015

  Mr. LANCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the life and 37 
year military career of Major General Robert G. Kenny of Bethlehem 
Township, New Jersey and his dedication to the Nation. Born in New 
Brunswick, New Jersey in 1956, and a graduate of Rutgers University and 
Seton Hall Law School, Major General Robert G. Kenny deserves our 
sincerest thanks as he retires as the Mobilization Assistant to The 
Judge Advocate General of the Air Force, Headquarters United States Air 
Force on July 1, 2015.
  Major General Kenny's initial active duty assignment was with the 
366th Tactical Fighter Wing, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho from 
January 1982 to July 1984. He served as the Chief of Claims, Chief of 
Civil Law, Chief of Military Justice and the Area Defense Counsel. 
Major General Kenny separated from active duty and became a member of 
the Air Force Reserve attached to Headquarters Air Force District of 
Washington, Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, DC, serving as an IMA 
from June 1987 to January 1992. Additionally, he became an adjunct 
member of the faculty of the Judge Advocate General School, Maxwell Air 
Force Base, Alabama where he was an instructor for the Advanced Trial 
Advocacy Course.
  Major General Kenny transferred to the Category A Program and became 
the Deputy Staff Judge Advocate of the 514th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire 
Air Force Base in January 1992. In June of 1998, he became the Staff 
Judge Advocate. He received the Reginald C. Harmon Award naming him the 
Outstanding Reserve Judge Advocate of the Air Force in 1998. He was 
promoted to Lieutenant Colonel on 27 July 1999. He deployed to 
Southwest Asia in support of Operation Southern Watch on four occasions 
from 1998 to 2001. He also deployed during September and October 2001 
and served as the 60th Air Expeditionary Group Combat Support Squadron 
Commander at a classified location and Al Udeid AB during Operation 
Enduring Freedom. He was the Senior IMA to HQ 21AF/JA from 1 April 03 
to 30 Sept 03; Senior IIMA to HQ 18AF/JA from 1 October 2003 to 6 
January 2005; Senior IMA to HQ AETC/JA from 7 January 2005 to 31 
January 2006, Senior IMA to AFLOA/CC from January 2006 to January 2007; 
Mobilization Assistant to AMC/JA from January 2007 to April 2008; and, 
Mobilization Assistant to the Deputy Judge Advocate General from April 
2008 to October 2010. Most notably, General Kenny also Performed the 
Duties of the Judge Advocate General (PDOTJAG) from March 2014 until 
May 2014.
  He has been awarded the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal (3 
OLC), Air Force Commendation Medal (3 OLC), Air Force Achievement Medal 
(1 OLC), Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (2 OLC), Air Force 
Organizational Excellence Award, Air Force Recognition Ribbon, National 
Defense Service Medal (1 BS), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Global 
War on Terrorism Service Medal, Military Outstanding Volunteer Service 
Medal, Air Force Longevity Service (5 OLC), Armed Forces Reserve Medal 
(M Device/Silver X), Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon, and the Air 
Force Training Ribbon. He also was honored as the 1998 Reginald C. 
Harmon Outstanding Reserve Judge Advocate of the Year.
  In his civilian capacity, Major General Kenny is a senior partner 
with the firm Hoagland, Longo, Moran, Dunst & Doukas in New Brunswick, 
New Jersey where he is a Chief Litigation Counsel.
  Today I rise to share Major General Robert G. Kenny's tremendous 
accomplishments and dedicated public service with the House of 
Representatives. I extend my gratitude to his wife, Kathy, and his 
three daughters, LeAnne, Michelle and Jacqueline, and I sincerely thank 
the Major General for his lifetime of service and leadership.

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